St. Louis Cardinals News

The St. Louis Cardinals' Mark DeRosa has a strained tendon in his left wrist and expects to miss three or four games.

Scott Rolen finds ecstasy in the agony of his job. He admits that may sound strange.

June 30, 2009 -- Cardinals third baseman Mark DeRosa dives for a double hit down the line by San Francisco's Bengie Molina in the third inning during a game between the St.

Right-hander Brad Thompson starts against the Cincinnati Reds for the second time this season today when the St.

St. Louis Cardinal pitcher Kyle Lohse, who went on the disabled list on June 4h with a strained right forearm, made a rehabilitation start with the Springfield Cardinals on Thursday night as the Cards opened a homestand against the Frisco Roughriders.

Albert Pujols hit his club-record fourth grand slam of the season, and Jarrett Hoffpauir drove in the go-ahead runs in the ninth inning with his first career hit as the St.

Coming off one of the finest months of his magnificent Major League career, Albert Pujols was named the National League Player of the Month for June on Friday, the second time in three months this season he's been so honored.

In fact, they gained. As Ramirez returns to the lineup tonight, the Dodgers stand 7 1/2 games ahead of the second-place Giants , who completed a 5-5 trip with a sickly 5-2 loss to the Cardinals on Thursday night.

Joel Pineiro hopes for some run support tonight when the St. Louis Cardinals begin a three-game set with the Cincinnati Reds at Great American Ball Park.

Ryan Ludwick is starting to look a little bit more like a cleanup hitter. The Cardinals' right fielder was one for three with a walk in Wednesday night's 2-1 win over the San Francisco Giants, and he recorded his 39th RBI with a first-inning single that drove in Skip Schumaker after an intentional walk to Albert Pujols.

Todd Wellemeyer rebounded from his shortest start of the season to combine with three others on a shutout as the St.

Fans will have a chance to see Cardinals and MLB All-Stars during a free parade prior to the All-Star Game at Busch Stadium in St.

Injured Cardinals starter Kyle Lohse will take the mound on Thursday night for a rehabilitation start for the Class AA Springfield Cardinals.

The St. Louis Cardinals have agreed to terms with 16-year-old outfielder Wagner Mateo, considered to be among the top amateur free agents from Latin America.

St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony La Russa is getting tired of Brett Wallace's name always coming up when the roster needs an infusion.

The new utility man for the St. Louis Cardinals, Mark DeRosa, was checked by the Cardinals' medical staff after being taken out from the game against the Giants in the sixth inning.

Colby Rasmus hit a leadoff homer in the 10th inning after rookie third baseman Pablo Sandoval dropped his foul pop fly earlier in the at-bat, giving the St.

The St. Louis Cardinals recalled second baseman Jarrett Hoffpauir, a former Southern Miss standout, from Class AAA Memphis and sent out righthander Clayton Mortensen The 26-year-old Hoffpauir, hitting .276, will become the 15th rookie to play for the Cardinals this season and ninth to make his major-league debut.

Albert Pujols will be at the Cardinals Teamstore at Busch Stadium to meet fans and distribute tickets to Major League Baseball All-Star FanFest.

Greene likely to go on DL Notebook Infielder's anxiety problems appear to be flaring up.